Californias Dark Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

F♯

F♯It started in basements B

 And it started in sheds F♯

 It started in backyards B

 And was hidden under beds F♯ E/B

 I turned on the TV B

 Don't believe a word they sayF♯ E/B

 We can't stay here B

 And we can't get away F♯

B There's a riot on F♯Sunset B

 And fires burn in the parkF♯ B

F# E/B [Note: On the B-snare 9th fret becomes 10th]B

The sun has set my friend

And California's dark

A F♯

 And over the screaming B

 I heard a clear voice F♯

 I looked at my choices B

 And I made a choice F♯ E/B

 Smoke and ashes B

 Tonight hide the stars F♯ E/B

 The stop lights are red now, love B

 We've come for what's ours F♯

B There's a riot on F♯Sunset B

 And fires burn in the parkF♯ B

F# E/B [Note: On the B-snare 9th fret becomes 10th]B

The sun has set my friend

And California's dark

A F♯5

F♯5Come stand among the rattlesnakes

At the side of the desert road

And close your eyes and listen

B5To the music hard and cold F♯5

Tonight the moon is blackened

Tonight the doors are shut

Behind the shuttered windows

 WeB5 pray the sun will come up F♯5

F♯For something walks across these fields

For which there is no name

You might have heard different

BBut I was there when it came F♯

It will start with a spark

And a great fire will grow

 Don't know how I know it B

 But I just know F♯

 There's a riot on Sunset B

 And fires burn in the park F♯ B

 The sun sets F♯everywhere

 And theB whole damn country's dark F♯ B

 There's a riot on F♯Sunset B

 And fires burn in the park F♯ B

F# E/B [ Again with the 10th fret on the B ] B

The sun has set my friend

 And California's dark A F♯ B B A F♯